After Reggie Jackson and Bert Campaneris drove in two runs apiece to account for a 4-2 victory in the first game, the Athletics exploded for eight runs in the fifth inning of the second game and defeated the Twins, 8-7, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. Campaneris batted in his two runs in the opener with a single in the third inning. Jackson homered in the fourth and added an RBI with a double in the eighth. Dan Ford hit an inside-the-park homer for one of the Twins' six safeties off Vida Blue.

In the nightcap, the Twins had a 4-0 lead, three runs coming on a homer by Larry Hisle, before the A's went on their scoring rampage in the fifth with a three-run double by Gene Tenace and two-run single by Bill North among their hits. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, June      17, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  2    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  7  2
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   2     0   0   .229      Ford cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .238
North cf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Carew 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .397
  Mangual ph,lf       2   0   1   0     0   0   .139      Hisle rf,lf           4   0   0   0     0   4   .316
C. Washington lf,cf   4   1   0   0     0   0   .310      Oliva dh              3   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Jackson rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .258        Gomez pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Rudi 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .267        Terrell ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .357
Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .270
Williams dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Braun lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .306
Bando 3b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .188        Brye rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Briggs 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .291
                                                            Walton ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                          Borgmann c            2   1   0   0     1   0   .180
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   7   4     0   2             Totals               33   2   6   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:00
Left on Base: A's 4, Twins 6
DP: A's 1, Twins 0
Errors: Mangual, Jackson, Carew, Thompson, Borgmann
Doubles: Williams (7), Jackson (11)
Home Runs: Jackson (15), Ford (4)
Stolen Bases: C. Washington (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (10)
GIDP: Briggs (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(10-5)            9     6   2   2   2   7   1  35   3.21
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   7   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(6-6)            9     7   4   2   0   2   1  35   3.01
Totals                  9     7   4   2   0   2   1  35

Wild Pitches: Blue (2)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Russ Goetz


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
North flied out to center; C. Washington grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Ford grounded out (first unassisted); Carew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hisle was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
lined to right; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Williams doubled to left; Bando reached on an
error by Thompson; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Williams to third, Bando to second]; Campaneris singled
[Williams scored, Bando scored (unearned)]; North singled
[Campaneris to second]; Campaneris was picked off second
(pitcher to second); C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Briggs
grounded out (second to first); Borgmann grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson homered; Rudi singled to center; Tenace
flied out to center; Williams popped to third in foul territory;
Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Ford hit an inside the park homer to center; Carew
grounded out (second to first); Hisle struck out; Oliva struck
out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner was called out on strikes; Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); MANGUAL BATTED FOR NORTH; Mangual
singled; C. Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); C. WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Soderholm struck out; Braun
singled to left; Thompson singled to right [Braun to second];
Briggs grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudi
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann flied out to center; Ford reached on an
error by Mangual; Carew lined to left; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Bando
grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva singled to left; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Soderholm
walked [Gomez to second]; Braun was called out on strikes;
Thompson lined to right [Gomez to third]; WALTON BATTED FOR
BRIGGS; Walton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BRYE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING RF); WALTON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Campaneris popped to first in foul
territory; Mangual flied out to right; C. Washington reached on
an error by Carew; C. Washington stole second [C. Washington to
third (error by Borgmann)]; Jackson doubled to right [C.
Washington scored (unearned)]; Rudi grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann walked; Ford singled to center [Borgmann to
second]; Blue threw a wild pitch [Borgmann to third, Ford to
second]; Carew singled to left [Borgmann scored, Ford out at
home (left to catcher)]; Hisle struck out; TERRELL BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Terrell popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Tenace
struck out; Williams popped to third; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins
2.

TWINS 9TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Brye grounded out
(second to first); Thompson reached on an error by Jackson
[Thompson to second]; Walton popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.